Bottomless Cibi

[temponaut]

I love the many displays of BR glassware that members have been sharing in photos... the Safex ashtrays, Bryant's shot glasses, the De Czars, the Tsing-Tao glasses, O-B's terrific JWB Bottle, and of course those distinctive, angular Cibi glasses.

I especially like the look of the Cibi when it's displayed with JWB in it, as if Deckard has just poured himself a stiff one. But as many have sadly noted, whiskey just doesn't stay in a Cibi for long. Nobody wants to see it go to waste, evaporating before one's very eyes, so a few collectors will carefully pour the whiskey back into the bottle, while others will enjoy a belt or two -- a rare opportunity for a collector to consume his collection instead of the other way around.

Still, it would be nice to have a Cibi glass that held whiskey perpetually without needing to be refilled.

Many of you have no doubt thought of using clear, colored resin to achieve this effect. I did, too.

But then it occurred to me that I live in Japan, where almost every restaurant features realistic plastic samples of its dishes by the door. There is a whole section of town where the companies that make these samples are located. Rather than trying to do it myself, why not bring in the pros? I figured I'd get much better results turning the job over to a company that specializes in doing this very thing. If I provided them with a sample of JWB, they'd be able to match the color perfectly.

The results are in and I'm very pleased. For reference, the JWB Bottle in the background is filled with real JWB.

What do you think?









Thanks, Pilot!
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[Noeland]

I think that's cool as hell.


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[andy]

Looks perfect!

Andy

[Nexus6]

TOTALLY, & COMPLETELY AWESOME.
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[andy]

The real question is...can they do a clear liquid with a swirl of red? ala the shotglass with Tsing Tao and drop of blood backwash.

Andy

[Mr Webber]

Very tricky
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[hirohawa]

Very slick!

[Hasenbrau]

Very cool!

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[joberg]

A Japanese tradition used for a great idea producing a excellent result!

[Gaff87]

Before i read your post i looked at the pics, i thought it was JW, lol. Very nice results.

[Once-bitten]

Very Cool Tempo!
Though that is easily a double!

[superjedi]

Love it! What a simple, excellent idea.
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[The Loyalizer]

Very cool indeed.

One of my old girlfriends used to have a brandy snifter, that was hollow cast inside and had brandy in between two glass walls, while the glass itself was empty. since there was air space all the way up to the rim of the glass, it would actually slosh around when you moved the glass.
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[Mr_Creepy]

OK, that is officially insane! But very cool--beautiful effect!
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[The Loyalizer]

yeah they got the color spot on in that. If the glasses weren't $70 a pop I'd have to consider it.
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[temponaut]

Thanks for the great response, everybody! I'm really pleased with the way this came out, particularly the perfect color match. I suppose this "plastic food sample" company has been replicating edibles for almost 60 years, so it's no wonder they did a much, much better job than I could have!
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